The train arrived at the station, and Lin Ye chose a carriage far from those tentacles to board.
After getting on, Lin Ye kept an eye on the distant, contaminated carriage. If those tentacles showed any sign of movement, he would get off immediately.
In fact, he could wait for the next train, or even several more, until he encountered a completely safe one.
But there was another possibility: as time passed, the anomalies on the train would increase.